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No. 411,654. Patented Sept. 24,1889.

1 m? aw a mm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVASHINGTON FOGLESONG, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO I. L. BAKER, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,654, dated September 24, 1889.

Application filed May 9, 1889. Serial No. 310,167. {No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WASHINGTON FOGLE- SONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Vessels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to paper vessels; and it consists in certain improved features of construction and combination of parts, whereby the cover may be secured and retained in a closed position, when desired.

I have illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings, and it is fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a paper vessel or box provided with a hinged cover and embodying my improved retaining construction. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a portion of said paper box with the cover raised to a vertical position. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the box with the cover secured in a closed position, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a slight modification.

In the drawings, like letters referring to like parts throughout, A is the main body of a paper vessel or box of any desired form of construction, and provided with a suitable handle or bail B. A top or cover 0 is secured to the upper portion of one side a of the body A by any preferred means. I have shown it secured by means of a wire staple D; but it may be attached by means of glue, paste, or other adhesive material, or it may be formed integral with side a and bent over to form a cover.

The free end of the. cover 0 is provided at each side with a notch or recess 0, and the upper edge of the side a of the body A opposite side a is provided with a retaining construction for securing said cover. A wire The pliant projec tions or ends e e of the wire or strip extend on each side of the plate, and are so located that when they are bent upward they will be at a distance apart corresponding to the distance between the inner edges of the notches or recesses o c of the cover 0.

When it is desired to secure the cover Gin a closed position, said cover is pressed down until the portion in line with the notches c c rests upon the upper face of plate E. The ends e e of the wire or strip are then bent or turned up and made to engage the recesses or notches c c and the ends bent down upon the cover, thus effectually securing the same against accidental displacement.

It is obvious that instead of employing a single strip of wire or thin metal two short strips could be used, each having one end secured by the plate E.

I may, if preferred or found desirable, provide the upper edges of both of the sides a, a of the vessel with the plate E and retaining wire or strip F, and provide both ends of the cover 0 with the notches c c on opposite sides of the same. One end of said cover will then be secured in place, and the elasticity of the said cover will enable it to be raised and lowered, as desired. When it is desired to secure the cover in a closed position, the free end of said cover will be secured by the ends 6 e of the retaining wire or strip in the manner hereinbefore described.

I may dispense with the notches c c and bend the ends 6 e of the wire or strip over the plain edges of the cover 0, if I desire; but this is not my preferred construction.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a paper vessel having a cover secured thereto at one end, of a retaining-strip secured to an edge of said vessel, adapted to be engaged by the free end of said cover, and provided with pliant projections extending on each side of said cover adapted to be bent over upon said cover to secure it in position, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a paper vessel having a cover secured thereto at one end and having its sides provided with notches adjacent to its free end, of a retaining-strip secured to an edge of said vessel, adapted to be engaged by said cover, and having pliant end of said cover being provided with notches projections extending beyond the edges of adapted to be engaged by said projections, said cover adapted to be bent over upon said substantially as described.

cover and made to engage said notches, sub- In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 5 stantially as described. presence of two witnesses.

3. The combination with a paper vessel a v retaining-strip having pliant projections, and WASHINGTON FOGLESONG' a stiffening-plate secured to said vessel and. Witnesses: engaging said retaining-strip, of a cover hav- R. S. I-IULSE,

m ing one end secured to said vessel, the free SUMNER T. SMITH. 

